Execution
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
The completion of an act or proceeding, by which it is rendered operative or effectual; the formality of signing, sealing and delivery by the party making a deed, or of signing and publication by the party making a will, in the presence of witnesses; the effect of the sentence of the law by the infliction of capital punishment